Liviu Oltean
Market Snapshot: Dallas-Fort Worth Office Market Blooms
DFW has geared up for a good start in 2015.
Market Snapshot: Dallas-Fort Worth Gets Its Second Wind
The fourth quarter of 2014 marked Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex’s 17th consecutive quarter of positive net absorption.
Apartment Community in Memphis Changes Hands for $51.3M
By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor The Preserve at Forest Creek Apartments, a 414-unit, Class A apartment community, recently changed hands for $51.3 million. According to a special warranty deed, two affiliates of Carter-Haston Real Estate Services Inc. sold the community in Germantown to BRE Piper MF Forest Creek TN LLC, an entity belonging to Chicago-based […]
Irgens Plans Medical Office Building in Peoria
Commercial real estate solutions firm Irgens announced the development of a new, 60,000-square-foot medical office building in Peoria, AZ.
Executive Insight: Stephen Park, 5G Studio, on Solana Business Park
Stephen Park, 5G Studio architect & co-lead on the Solana Business Park redevelopment, talks about its role in the revival of the renowned Dallas business park.
Hess Tower Designated a BOMA 360 Performance Building
The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International recently designated the Hess Tower in Houston as a BOMA 360 Performance Building, according to an official CBRE press statement. The designation recognizes the industry’s best practices in building operations and management.
Amstar Places Bet on Dallas’ Industrial Market
Is it time to move from build-to-suit and pre-leased industrial projects to speculative ones in Dallas? Denver-based Amstar certainly thinks so! The firm recently announced that it executed a ten-year lease with MI Windows & Doors at the DFW North Distribution Center in Flower Mound, TX, a speculative project started in 2014 with development partner Huntington Industrial Partners.
Equity Office, 5G Studio Collaborative to Redesign Solana Business Park’s 230-Acre Campus
Equity Office, a Blackstone Group affiliate, recently partnered up with architecture firm 5G Studio Collaborative for the renovation of Solana Business Park’s 230-acre campus. The company plans to invest more than $50 million to reposition the 14-building office complex as a premier office project in the Dallas/ Fort Worth area.
WPT Industrial REIT Enters Memphis’s Industrial Market with $86.25M Purchase
Toronto-based WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust just made a big splash in Memphis. The company recently acquired an industrial portfolio consisting of six distribution facilities for $86.25 million.
Ironline to Remake Warehouse as Office Space
A new adaptive-reuse project is coming to Downtown Phoenix courtesy of Ironline Partners. Hot on the heels of acquiring a warehouse/showroom located at 841 E. Jefferson St. for $3 million, the company announced plans to repurpose the asset into an office building.



